2. The East Lake Eco-tourism Scenic Area covers an area of 88 square kilometers and consists of six areas: Tingtao, Moshan, Luo Yan, Piper, Baima and Luohong. Once Qu Sang Yuan Geze River, Liu Bei grinds the suburbs of Shan Ye, and Li Bai puts eagles on the lakeside; Chairman Mao visited 48 times and distinguished guests from 64 countries left footprints. History has left traces again and again, accumulating the "famous lake temperament" of East Lake. Chairman Mao loved East Lake all his life and called it "the place where white clouds and yellow cranes fly". National key universities such as Wuhan University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and China Geo University (Wuhan) are located on the lakeside of East Lake, which has become an excellent landscape.
3.2065438+February 28th, 2006, 65438+2006, a world-class greenway, Donghu Greenway, was put into operation, with a total length of10/0.98km, which is the longest greenway around the lake in the core area of 5A-level cities in China. On August 18, 2020, the "Eye of the East Lake" Ferris wheel in Wuhan East Lake Scenic Area was officially opened to the public.